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Outdoors in Loco Hills

More than half of Loco Hills’ land is conserved: 76%

76% of Loco Hills’ land is conserved, about 399 acres.

Conserved land
76%
399 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

399 conserved acres

76% of Loco Hills’ land. Who manages Loco Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Bureau of Land Management399 ac
National Public Lands · 399 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Carlsbad Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management399Open
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Equestrian

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Loco Hills

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.211.011.913.013.814.314.113.412.311.310.410.0
High (°F)586371808896969588786658
Rain (in)0.50.40.60.61.51.52.22.02.51.30.70.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 2.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Loco Hills →

Questions about parks and trails in Loco Hills

Is there public land near Loco Hills?

205,382 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Loco Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 405 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Loco Hills neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →